Weird problem with my iPhone 4 screen

Hi Guys,
I can't seem to wipe away smudges on my iPhone screen no matter what I use. My old 3GS was easy, use a cloth or damp one and done. Problem with the my iPhone 4 is it just smudges more and more even when using water, different types of cloths and so forth. It's starting to bug me now cause in the sun light it looks terrible. Before anyone says wash my hands, I always do
Anyways else have this problem or a solution?
Thanks
G

I have had every iphone model ever made. I have never had a problem like this before. It appears that there are small spots all over the screen. Not to be confused with the "yellow spots" other iphone 4 user have been reporting due to the glue not drying before they reached the customer. This is a different type of spot. I would compare it to a petrie dish that scientist test for things in.
The only thing I can think of is something is happening with the coating over the glass (oleophobic coating maybe braking down?). It only happened on the front screen and not the back glass. You can get the spots to go away when you use a micro fiber cloth to remove the natural oil from your face against the phone. The minute you start using the phone again, they appear. They are kinda annoying and make your phone screen look dirty and have a weird glare in it when your in the sun.
I made an appointment tomorrow to go to the apple store to see what they can tell me. Hope fully its nothing major. The worst thing that could happen is the phone gets replaces by another. Ill keep everyone update.

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